Detailed-industry lab

Industry comparison studio

Compare official Census industry measures and matched 2017-2022 observations. Industry categories, broad sectors, and curated antitrust markets remain distinct.

Universe899Detailed rows

Measures6Fixed benchmarks

Coverage2017–23Three Census layers

Comparable here

National six-digit rows sharing the employer-firm universe and revenue-based concentration basis; signed changes require an identical code, level, sector, and label in both Census tables.

Still requires judgment

A relative rank is a screening signal. Product and geographic market definition, competitive effects, entry, and legal conclusions require separate evidence.

Selection console

Choose two to four detailed industries

Every rank and percentile uses the same 899 six-digit NAICS rows, so hierarchy level stays fixed across the comparison.

4 / 4

01 / 312120

Breweries

Manufacturing

HHIWithheldRevenue$29.4B

Evidence profile

02 / 561510

Travel agencies

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

HHIWithheldRevenue$32.3B

Evidence profile

03 / 459910

Pet and pet supplies retailers

Retail trade

HHIWithheldRevenue$39.6B

Evidence profile

04 / 456130

Optical goods retailers

Retail trade

HHIWithheldRevenue$15.7B

Evidence profile

Research workflow

Carry the selected industries into analysis and publication4 canonical industry profiles / 0 of 6 currently saved

Atlas workspace Draft brief

Relative percentile matrix

Compare position before comparing raw scale

Every measure uses a fixed 0-100 percentile benchmark. Exact raw values, national ranks, and disclosure gaps remain visible beside the shared 50th-percentile marker.

Benchmark universe / 899 industries

Focal industryBreweriesNAICS 312120 / Manufacturing

01 / percentile profile

HHI

Revenue-based HHI

Detailed median284

02 / percentile profile

CR4

Largest four firms

Detailed median30.6%

03 / percentile profile

CR8

Largest eight firms

Detailed median42.8%

04 / percentile profile

Revenue

Detailed median$14.5B

05 / percentile profile

Employment

Detailed median40.1K

06 / percentile profile

Firms

Employer firms

Detailed median1.2K

Highest selected HHIWithheldNo published HHI

Largest selected revenue$39.6BPet and pet supplies retailers

Sector scope3Cross-sector screen

HHI disclosure gaps40 published in selection

Reusable selection

Combined JSON4 exact Census rows Combined CSVNotebook-ready download

Census structure neighborhood

Discover comparable industry fingerprints

Find six-digit industries with the smallest mean gap across national percentile positions, using only dimensions published for the reference row.

Reference industry

Measurement lens

Candidate scope

Reference: NAICS 312120; Breweries
Fixed benchmark: 899; National six-digit rows
Matched dimensions: 5 / 6; HHI, CR4, CR8, Revenue, Jobs, Firms
Eligible candidates: 896; 898 rows in selected scope

Nearest published fingerprints

Lower gaps mean closer national percentile positions across the matched dimensions.

10 nearest shown

Neighbor 01 / NAICS 561510

Travel agencies

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

Mean gap3.3 pts

Concentration1.9 pts

Scale4.2 pts

National percentile positionsReferenceNeighbor

HHIWithheldNot comparedWithheldWithheld

CR42.0 gap63.6%61.7%

CR81.8 gap68.6%67%

Revenue1.5 gap$29.4B$32.3B

Jobs3.4 gap89.8K77.5K

Firms7.6 gap4.9K7.5K

Closest dimension: Revenue (1.5 pts). Widest: Firms (7.6 pts).

Profile Pair JSON Nearest CSV

Two-vintage comparison

Compare how the selected rows moved, not only where they landed

The same six Census measures, strict matching rule, and national detailed-industry benchmark now travel with the selection.

2017 / 20222 strict / 4 selected

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index / HHI points

Shared signed-change scale across this selection

National median +3.6 pts

Lower changeZeroHigher change

312120Measure unavailable

Breweries

Manufacturing

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

561510Measure unavailable

Travel agencies

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

459910New in 2022

Pet and pet supplies retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

456130New in 2022

Optical goods retailers

Retail trade

2017Not published2022Not publishedChangeNot comparedNo rate

Outside strict-pair rankNot ranked

Change benchmark

Paired coverage: 543 / 789
National median: +3.6 pts
Selected pairs: 0 / 4
Largest selected move: Not compared

Open national change plane Selection history JSON Selection history CSV

2017 source 2022 source

Six-measure change ledger

Change in six Census measures for the selected industries
National median	312120	561510	459910	456130
+3.6 pts	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	Not comparedMeasure unavailable	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.2 pts	-5 pts#676 of 781	+13.8 pts#22 of 781	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedNew in 2022
+0.5 pts	-3.6 pts#629 of 783	+10.5 pts#35 of 783	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedNew in 2022
+$3B	-$274.3M#736 of 789	+$4.8B#307 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedNew in 2022
+1,474	+26,598#93 of 789	-31,986#769 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedNew in 2022
0	+1,665#69 of 789	-1,717#776 of 789	Not comparedNew in 2022	Not comparedNew in 2022

Cross-grain research context

Move between industry, sector, and market evidence without mixing them

Keep the selected six-digit cohort fixed while inspecting broad-sector flows or exact curated market bridges. Every layer retains its own universe, vintage, and permitted use.

Cohort: 4; six-digit rows
Sectors: 3; parent contexts
Bridged: 0/4; 0 markets
Evidence: 0; records + reports

2017 / Industry baselineStrict same-code and same-label Census rows

2022 / Current structureIndustry values and parent-sector distributions

2023 / Broad-sector flowsBDS establishment and job-flow rates

Parent sector / NAICS 31-33

Manufacturing

312120

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 439.3; 346 detailed rows
Median CR4: 38.5%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +12.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 59.2%; of published pairs
Coverage: 72.8%; 238 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 6.87%; establishments
Exit: 6.997%; establishments
Net jobs: 1.265%; net rate
Reallocation: 16.565%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 56

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

561510

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 182; 44 detailed rows
Median CR4: 23.5%; Published values
Selected here: 1; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +10.7; HHI points
Higher HHI: 61.5%; of published pairs
Coverage: 60.5%; 26 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 12.905%; establishments
Exit: 11.833%; establishments
Net jobs: -1.087%; net rate
Reallocation: 27.485%; excess rate

Parent sector / NAICS 44-45

Retail trade

459910 456130

2022 sector distribution

Median HHI: 133.9; 57 detailed rows
Median CR4: 32.8%; Published values
Selected here: 2; Not a sector aggregate

2017-2022 strict history

Median HHI change: +11.4; HHI points
Higher HHI: 100.0%; of published pairs
Coverage: 20.0%; 1 strict pairs

2023 BDS rates

Entry: 7.924%; establishments
Exit: 7.132%; establishments
Net jobs: 0.326%; net rate
Reallocation: 17.863%; excess rate

Compare parent sectorsSeparate structure and flow plane Joined sector JSON3 exact rows Full BDS historiesSelected sectors plus national series Joined sector CSVNotebook-ready context rows BDS history CSV1978-2023 selected-sector series

Raw values and benchmark positions

Inspect the exact benchmark ledger

Ranks run from highest to lowest. Percentiles show the share of published detailed-industry values at or below each row.

Raw Census values and detailed-industry benchmark positions for selected industries
Measure	Detailed median	Breweries312120	Travel agencies561510	Pet and pet supplies retailers459910	Optical goods retailers456130
HHIRevenue-based HHI	28450th percentile	Withheld	Withheld	Withheld	Withheld
CR4Largest four firms	30.6%50th percentile	63.6%88th percentile / rank #107 of 897	61.7%86th percentile / rank #125 of 897	68.9%91st percentile / rank #82 of 897	61.5%86th percentile / rank #128 of 897
CR8Largest eight firms	42.8%50th percentile	68.6%81st percentile / rank #173 of 899	67%79th percentile / rank #189 of 899	72.7%84th percentile / rank #141 of 899	71.7%83rd percentile / rank #150 of 899
RevenueRevenue	$14.5B50th percentile	$29.4B69th percentile / rank #278 of 899	$32.3B71st percentile / rank #264 of 899	$39.6B75th percentile / rank #227 of 899	$15.7B52nd percentile / rank #430 of 899
EmploymentEmployment	40.1K50th percentile	89.8K71st percentile / rank #258 of 899	77.5K68th percentile / rank #289 of 899	161.9K82nd percentile / rank #160 of 899	75.2K67th percentile / rank #298 of 899
FirmsEmployer firms	1.2K50th percentile	4.9K74th percentile / rank #233 of 899	7.5K82nd percentile / rank #165 of 899	6K77th percentile / rank #205 of 899	3.9K70th percentile / rank #270 of 899

NAICS industries are national statistical screening categories, not legally defined antitrust markets. Cross-sector comparisons describe relative Census position; they do not establish product substitutability, geographic scope, market power, or liability.